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    Das Argument für die CO2-Steuer


    Das Argument für die CO2-Steuer

    https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/21/Case-For-Carbon-Tax/

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    1. zoziw on

      I’m ok with the carbon tax. It doesn’t affect my everyday life and, from time to time, I get a cheque in the mail.

      And that is kind of what is wrong with it. It isn’t having a discernable impact on most Canadian’s lives, it would have to be much higher than it is for it to start changing how people live, and there is already widespread opposition to it and an downright tax revolt in Saskatchewan.

      I think a better approach would be regulations.

    2. audioshaman on

      As someone who lives in a small town, what bothers me about the carbon tax is the paucity of alternatives available to me. I’m all for encouraging people to change their behavior – but to what?

      My town has no public transit. There is no transit to the city either, which is several hours away. There are only a couple electric car chargers. People need viable alternatives if they want to burn fewer fossil fuels. I feel like from an infrastructure standpoint a lot of the country is not actually ready for people to switch away from traditional cars.

    3. Fabulous_Night_1164 on

      The carbon tax comes off as more stick than carrot. And EVs are not going to work in most parts of Canada. Canada has one of the lowest population densities in the world. There are plenty of people who live 30-40 min away from where they work. Not to mention the fact that winter does kill the battery and we are a cold country. And there are very few re-chargers in convenient spots (i.e. where you work).

      It would have been better to push for *hybrid* vehicles. I never understood the hard-on for going straight to EV. Hybrid’s will still lower our emissions and will also gradually build the chargers we need.

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